We had a busy schedule yesterday – visiting a few local birding spots, including Edithvale Wetlands Centre, enjoying a belated 70th birthday lunch with Peter & David and, in the afternoon, taking a ride out to the Dandenongs NP, around Ferntree Gully. We managed to see a few interesting birds including several ‘parrot’ species, Freckled & Pink-eared Duck, Swamp Harrier and Australian Crake – moving the trip list along to 49. Best bird for me was the Needletail (White-throated) briefly overhead in a flock of Welcome Swallow and Fairy Martin. Birding wasn’t helped by the continuing strong winds, but at least they’ve moved round to the south-west (straight from the Antarctic) with a resulting drop in temperature, down to a more acceptable 25 degrees. Today we’re off to ‘the Prom’.